Celtic and Hearts go head-to-head in the Scottish Premiership this weekend.
Celtic kick off their new league campaign with a home match against Hearts this weekend.
The Bhoys will be buzzing after reaching the Champions League play-offs following their tense 1-0 aggregate victory against Norwegian club Rosenborg earlier this week.
James Forrest scored the only goal of the tie, meaning Celtic are now just two 180 minutes of football away from the prestigious group stages. But their focus quickly changes to domestic action and the Bhoys will be hoping to start their title defence with a victory.
While Celtic went undefeated in the league last season, every single opponent will be desperate to inflict disappointment on Rodgers’ side this time round and Hearts have the first attempt.
Lee Griffiths should come into the starting XI after starting Wednesday’s match on the bench, while Tom Rogic will be hoping to start the match.
Erik Sviatchenko was replaced due to injury after just 25 minutes of the European match and he will need to be replaced for Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off, with 19-year-old Kristoffer Ajer the most likely option.
With all that in mind here is how we expect Celtic to line up against Hearts this weekend:
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